Half a dozen
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one wordnet
Numeral
- 1 Six (6); often used approximatively.
"Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”"
- 2 six
Example
More examples"Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”"